Fulham manager Marco Silva believes a lack of consistency is what has been missing from Manchester United's gradual improvement under Erik ten Hag so far this season.
The Fulham chief made the admission ahead of welcoming United to Craven Cottage on Sunday afternoon, in what will be the final Premier League fixture before the World Cup pause. The Reds, should they win and other results over the weekend go their way, could find themselves level on points with fourth-placed Tottenham Hotspur at the close of play.
If that happens, United and manager Ten Hag would be able to reflect positively on the first chapter of his tenure, which has featured a collection of highs and lows. But despite their struggles for consistency, Silva, who has won two of his previous six meetings with the Reds as manager, believes United are a team littered with quality.